Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

DARJEELING CHILDREN'S TRUST 

Advancing the education and preserving and protecting the health of the children and young people of Darjeeling throughsponsoring children into better education and young people into vocational training, improving conditions in schools and supporting the improvement of living conditions in two orphanages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£184£149£35n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£92£45£47n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£84£60£24n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£79£105£-26n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£90£108£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£47£56£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£131£95£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£47£42£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£95£93£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£70£57£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£48£33£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.darjeelingchildrenstrust.org.uk

info@darjeelingchildrenstrust.org.uk

07791552481

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • India,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2011, number: 1143109
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR13: 19 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from RAJARAM & LAXMIBAI SHINDE CHARITABLE TRUST on 20/02/2024
Main office

151 ABBEY ROAD
BRISTOL
BS9 3QH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF DARJEELING THROUGH THE PROVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES, THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS AND THROUGH SPONSORSHIP.

Data Sources

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